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At St Botolph’s we will celebrate the bond between humans and animals as we hold our Annual Animal Blessing Service on Friday 7 October at 12.10 pm.  We hold this popular service each year on the Friday closest to the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. As ever there will be the opportunity for each animal to receive a personal blessing. The service will feature beautiful music from St Botolph’s choir and refreshments will be served

St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate will hold a Choral Requiem in thanksgiving for the life and service of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022 On Wednesday 14 September 2022 at 1.10 pm This service will be live streamed and also available afterwards on our website On the day of the Late Queen’s funeral, Monday 19 September, the church will be closed all day

Following the sad news yesterday of the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, there will be a special additional Said Mass today dedicated to her memory. This will take place at 1.10 pm, following the tolling of the church bell for an hour from noon along with those of churches across the country. The church is open as always today until 5.30 pm for people to light candles and sign a book of condolence, and for quiet reflection and

New Service Times Mass on Thursday 1 September will be at 1.10 pm. but as we move further away from the days of Covid restrictions, we are returning to a more usual schedule of Masses at St Botolph’s.  From the week of 5 September we are reintroducing our 8.10am Mass in the Lady Chapel.  Tuesday and Thursday Masses will revert to 12.10pm, whilst our main Choral Mass on Wednesday will remain at 1.10pm.  As always, everyone is welcome.  The lunchtime Masses

We at St Botolph’s welcome the news that around 4,000 UK victims of the infected blood scandal are to receive interim compensation of £100,000 each from the government. St Botolph’s is home to the national memorial to those who have died from receiving infected blood products.  Each October, with the Haemophilia Society, we hold the very moving Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for all those people with inherited bleeding disorders who have died due to their treatment.  The national memorial is

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Do you need a tennis playing partner? We are pleased to be in partnership with Spin the Tennis App This free app allows you to find tennis partners and leagues in London. Great app for beginning & advanced players Being new in a city, it can be hard to find new friends, but with the help of Spin I was able to find new tennis friends. Another plus is that the design of the app is quite stylish and easy to navigate. A tournament feature adds to